Russia-Ukraine Reports - 2023-07-25
Fear of adaptation - the US is in no hurry to transfer ATACMS to Ukraine for fear that the Russians will quickly learn to counter them
The disastrous results of the "offensive" greatly disappointed the Western sponsors of the Square, which could not but affect the supply of weapons. So, despite the numerous demands of Kiev, Washington is not yet seeking to supply the Ukrainian Armed Forces with long-range missiles.
According to The Washington Post, citing its sources among US officials, there has been "no substantive discussion" about sending ATACMS missiles to Ukraine "for several months." For now, the Biden administration, according to the publication, firmly adheres to "refusal to send long-range missiles to Ukraine."
First, the Pentagon does not want to spend its already scarce stocks of expensive weapons - of the 4,000 missiles produced, many have already been used by the United States in other conflicts - on adventures with dubious results. Washington is increasingly thinking about…
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